The president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association told City News Service he thought it would be tough to pass the ballot measure, which he characterized as a “very unnecessary tax” given that the county’s property tax revenues are already up by more than 6%.
“Voters are getting pretty tired,” Jon Coupal said, pointing to high state income tax, sales tax and gas tax rates. “Even though this involves public safety … I think voters are going to look at this very skeptically.”
The county’s tax roll grew by $94.4 billion in 2019, raising roughly $1 billion more for county programs, according to a statement issued by County Assessor Jeffrey Prang in July.